# Puños District, Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/punos/ District · Huamalies Province # Puños Puños is a district of Peru in Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department. It covers **98.4 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 98.4km² - 15mapped services - 3,888 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puños? Puños lies in [Huamalies Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/), [Huanuco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Jacas Grande](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/jacas-grande/), [Llata](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/llata/), [Miraflores](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/miraflores/) and [San Pedro de Chana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huari/san-pedro-de-chana/). By area it is the 1383rd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.1% of [Huamalies Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/huamalies/). The centre of Puños is about 284 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 9.4919° S, 76.9004° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Things to see in and around Puños ### Nearby, outside Puños - Castillo · archaeological site, Llata8.4 km - Pampamarca · archaeological site, Llata11 km - Huata · archaeological site, Singa18 km - Pirash · archaeological site, Chavin de Pariarca18 km - Ciudadela de Jagraraj · archaeological site, Llata19 km - Pujin · archaeological site, Chavin de Pariarca19 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Puños - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima - CurrencySol (PEN) - Country calling code+51 - LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara - Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco88 km - FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · Chimbote182 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:42) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:54). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Puños Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Puños. The largest with a recorded population: Nueva Esperanza (250), Huamachacra (187), Poque (130), Pumacahua (80), Santa Rosa (75) and Buenos Aires (43). Settlements here lie between about 3,095 m and 4,339 m above sea level (median 3,888 m). - Asuac - Ayajamán - Ayapa Chacallhua - Bellabamba - Buenos Aires - Casuna - Chapagaga - Chupacancha - Colgaragra - Huachilgaga - Huamachacra - Huamash - Huancapitac - Ichic - Illamachay - Jajapampa - Jatun Rodeo - Jirin - Jupay - Milpo - Molino - Muchcay - Niño Jesus - Nueva Esperanza - Ojeragra - Pacchac - Pampa Huanunca - Poque - Poque Esquina - Pumacahua - Pumacocha - Puños - San Juan de Queros - San Juan de Querosh - San Mateo - San Roque - Santa Rosa - Sausa - Shapa - Tapta - Tayayoc - Villabamba - Vista Alegre de Rahua - Yanuna - Yarquín Pata Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Puños Named natural and historic features inside Puños, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Laguna Jirincocha ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro Purapa · 4,402 m - Cerro Potga · 4,340 m - Cerro Arparumi · 4,215 m - Cerro Torre Huaganga · 4,207 m - Cerro Golpitac · 3,997 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Puños and the best time to visit Using the climate of Huamalies Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 221 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 864 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (123 mm) and the driest Aug (26 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 6 100 Feb 6 115 Mar 6 109 Apr 6 65 May 6 60 Jun 5 34 Jul 5 31 Aug 5 26 Sep 6 34 Oct 7 69 Nov 7 96 Dec 7 123 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puños Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Policlinico Yanacancha · San Marcos 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.57961&mlon=-77.02737#map=17/-9.57961/-77.02737) Bank Banco de la Nación · Chavin de Huantar 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.52396&mlon=-77.15756#map=17/-9.52396/-77.15756) Petrol pump Grupo Marañon · Quivilla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.60148&mlon=-76.72477#map=17/-9.60148/-76.72477) Hotel Hotel Rivera · Llata 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.55036&mlon=-76.81810#map=17/-9.55036/-76.81810) School Institución Educativa No. 32467 · Puños 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.48797&mlon=-76.90430#map=17/-9.48797/-76.90430) College CETPRO Antonio Raymondi · Huari 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.35044&mlon=-77.17325#map=17/-9.35044/-77.17325) Police station Comisaría de San Marcos · Chavin de Huantar 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.52404&mlon=-77.15757#map=17/-9.52404/-77.15757) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Puños Places mapped inside Puños in open map data, by type. - Schools15 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other districts in Huamalies Province - Arancay - Chavin de Pariarca - Jacas Grande - Jircan - Llata - Miraflores - Monzon - Punchao - Singa - Tantamayo ## Quick answers - Where is Puños?In Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department, Peru - What borders Puños?Jacas Grande, Llata, Miraflores and San Pedro de Chana - What is there to see in Puños?Castillo, Pampamarca, Huata, Pirash - What time zone is Puños in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Puños?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Puños?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puños?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puños?Settlements lie between 3,095 m and 4,339 m - What is the highest point in Puños?Cerro Purapa (4,402 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Puños?Policlinico Yanacancha, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puños?Banco de la Nación, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puños?Grupo Marañon, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puños?PE100509 (OCHA common operational dataset)